Who played test cricket in 4 decades?

Question

Who played test cricket in 4 decades?

Answer 1

He must be an old man.

Answer 2

that's 40 years of playing cricket, he beat the recorrd, is he in the genies book record?  I bet he is.

Answer 3

off course sachin or lara

Answer 4

I'm certain you have asked the exact same question before, so the answer hasn't changed lol! :)

W. G. Grace played in five decades (1860's, 1870's, 1880's, 1890's, and 1900's).

Ray Illingworth played in four decades (1050's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's).

Answer 5

Wilfred Rhodes of England played Test cricket in FIVE decades.

Rhodes made his debut in 1899 and played in 2 further Tests in 1899 Ashes, he played 23 Tests in 1900s, another 20 in the 1910s before WW1, he played 7 Ashes Tests in the 1920s and finished his international career with a tour of the West Indies in 1930 playing 4 Tests.

Not suprisingly Rhodes holds the record for Oldest Test Player (52y 165d) and longest career (30y 315d).

Three Test cricketers have played in four decades:

Sir Jack Hobbs - 1900s, 10s, 20s and 30s

Frank Woolley - 1900s, 10s, 20s and 30s

Brian Close - 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s

Could Tendulkar become the fourth?

Answer 6

W.G.Grace

Answer 7

well kinney beat me to it, but i was going to say W.G.Grace, tho i wouldnt have thought of Illingworth, i thought Bradman for a minute but he was just short as he played in the 20s 30s and 40s but i think he retired just before the 50s